We discuss how teachers have long held a place in the American psyche, and how representations of teachers, schools, students, and classrooms have changed in the digital age. We interrogate these media representations and analyze the impacts they have had on schools, students, classrooms, and teachers as well as what this could mean for the profession going forward.

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